How to Use bachelor's degree in a Sentence
bachelor's degree
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This pay gap persists even as more women in Milwaukee County attain a bachelor's degree than men.
— Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2020 -
Gordon said his son, Max, stole to support a drug addiction but is now sober, taking courses and starting a program to get a bachelor's degree.
— Andrew Oxford, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2020 -
Additionally, Americans with at least a bachelor's degree were more likely to tip always or often.
— David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 -
The percentage of people in those counties with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.2%, less than have of the national average.
— Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024 -
Smith has a bachelor's degree from Clemson University, and has worked for almost a decade in human resources, including at tech firms.
— Kaya Yurieff, CNN, 2 July 2020 -
Now that he's finished his associate's degree – in three semesters – Ward is going to Framingham State to complete his bachelor's degree.
— Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 30 June 2020 -
The bachelor's degree has become the new standard, Carey says.
— Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022 -
Cheboi switched to a double major and earned a bachelor's degree.
— Allie Torgan, CNN, 14 July 2022 -
Over 40% of first-time mothers in this age range had a bachelor's degree or higher.
— Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024 -
About 17% of people with a bachelor's degree quit last year, compared with 22% of those with a high school degree or less.
— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2022 -
Likewise, the jobless rate for those with less than a high school diploma was more than twice that for adults with a bachelor's degree or more.
— Jeanna Smialek New York Times, Star Tribune, 28 Sep. 2020 -
Mullican, the first in his family to go to college, used the GI Bill to pay for classes that earned him a bachelor's degree in 2013.
— NBC News, 1 June 2021 -
Many of the adults in these communities lacked bachelor's degrees.
— Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2023 -
Ratliff earned her bachelor's degree from the academy and has worked steadily.
— Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2020 -
Meanwhile, the fall was more steep for men without bachelor's degrees, declining to 81% from 89%.
— Emily Peck, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024 -
Returning to the dinner scene, Hero's dad encourages her to return to school to get her bachelor's degree.
— Nick Schager, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2021 -
Twenty-four percent of Black women hold at least a bachelor's degree, compared to 33% of all women.
— Byron McCauley, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2020 -
Nearly 50% of Raleigh's population over the age of 25 has a bachelor's degree, a number that only trails six other metro areas in the study.
— Zachery Eanes, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024 -
While that is still the case, a bachelor's degree is today's equivalent of what a high school diploma once represented on the job market.
— Opinion By cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, CNN, 17 May 2021 -
Razia, the oldest of the siblings, already has a bachelor's degree in philosophy.
— Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2022 -
Sayles earned her bachelor's degree in criminal justice with an emphasis in pre-law, and her goal is to attend law school.
— Catherine Garcia, The Week, 19 May 2022 -
Five decades ago, the U.S. was training an army of college students to become teachers, with 1 in every 5 bachelor's degrees earned in the field of education.
— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 July 2023 -
Day graduated from the school with a bachelor's degree in 2018 and was a member of the fraternity, according to the Belleville News-Democrat.
— Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2021 -
Nearly 60% have a bachelor's degree, among those that do not believe Trump's false assertions.
— Nbc Universal, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023 -
Residents are more likely to have a bachelor's degree than elsewhere in the Milwaukee Metro area.
— Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024 -
Sara graduated from the UA in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in finance and real estate.
— Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2021 -
The Ascent says the difference between what a graduate with a bachelor's degree pays compared to what a high school graduate pays can be as much as $3,820 per year.
— Idalia Garcia, Car and Driver, 13 July 2023 -
But for students from certain countries, the limit would be just two years, typically half the time to complete a bachelor's degree.
— Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2020 -
In five years, portal students will have a high school diploma,a bachelor's degree, and a career track, for a fraction of what such achievements normally cost.
— Jeanne Allen, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021 -
My mum contributed some upfront costs to my bachelor's degree in my first year, because at that time there was a small discount for upfront payments.
— Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 27 May 2024
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